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	NYONYA
		NYONYA, meaning ladies from the descendants of the “Peranakan” which is the intermarriage between the Chinese settlers and the local Malays.
		NYONYA usually spent most of their time in the kitchen preparing food from the combination of a variety of herbs, spices, tamarind and coconut cream.
		NYONYA KUIH (traditional dessert) is a must for every occasion in the Peranakan society, be it a wedding, birth or simply to welcome friends and relatives.
	www.nyonya.co.uk (655 words)

	Beautiful_Baba _Nyonya
		The Language spoken by the Baba- Nyonya is a mixture of Malay and Hokkien
		Babas refer to the male descendants and the Nyonya the female.
		The women (Nyonya) have taken to wearing the baju kebaya (a Malay dress, seen most notably as the uniform of Malaysia and Singapore Airlines' female flight attendants).
	koyli.com /babanyonya.htm (1303 words)

	Malaysian National News Agency :: BERNAMA
		The report stated that Nyonya was born in 1918 in Alor Gajah, Melaka, and had been raised by her grandmother, who was a Malay married to a Chinese convert of Hailam descent.
		The report stated that Nyonya had declared that she wanted to remain a Buddhist and that upon her death she wanted to be buried according to Buddhist rites.
		Nyonya's body was taken by the family from the Tampin Hospital mortuary straight to the Simpang Ampat Chinese cemetery in Alor Gajah for burial.
	www.bernama.com.my /bernama/v3/printable.php?id=177118 (675 words)

	::Laman Sastera dan Budaya:: Budaya >> Busana
		Baju kebaya nyonya biasanya akan dipadankan bersama kain batik sarung ataupun kain batik lepas yang diikat kemas.
		Untuk majlis keramaian, nyonya yang diberi penghormatan akan memakai baju panjang dengan sarung kain batik lasong selain mengenakan barang kemas yang direka khas untuknya.
		Pada tahun 1930-an, baju kebaya nyonya yang dijahit renda telah menjadi tumpuan fesyen golongan ini dengan potongan yang lebih ketat serta dua kepingan kain berbentuk segi tiga di hadapan dijadikan sebagai lapik.
	www.karyanet.com.my /sastera_budaya/busana_kebaya_nyonya.php (416 words)

	Malaysia - Nyonya Food
		Nyonya food, also referred to as Straits Chinese food or Lauk Embok Embok, is an interesting amalgamation of Chinese and Malay dishes thought to have originated from the Peranakan (Straits Chinese) of Malacca over 400 years ago.
		Nyonya housewives of the past would spend the better part of their lives in the kitchen, but they were fiercely proud of their unique cuisine, preferring nyonya food to any other type of food.
		The nyonya assam curry fish is cooked with assam jawa juice, shallots, garlic, lengkuas, buah keras, serai (lemon grass), buah kantan, daun kesom, chili boh, tumeric powder, belacan powder, chicken stock, and sugar.
	www.liburanmalaysia.com /aboutmsia/food/nyonya/nyonya.htm (495 words)

	Recipes - Nyonya Recipes, Cooking, Cuisine and Delicacies
		Nyonya food is also known as the Straits Chinese food which is an interesting amalgamation of Chinese and Malay dishes thought to have originated from the Peranakan (Straits Chinese) of Malacca.
		Influences aside, Nyonya recipes are complicated affairs, often requiring many hours of preparation and is about the blending of spices, using pungent roots like galangal, turmeric and ginger; aromatic leaves like pandan leaf and fragrant lime leaf together with other ingredients like candlenuts, shallots, shrimps paste and chilies.
		Nyonya cakes are rich and varied, often made from ingredients like sweet potato, glutinous rice, palm sugar and coconut milk.
	www.asianonlinerecipes.com /nyonya/nyonya.php (571 words)

	Nyonya Tahir a non-Muslim (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Nyonya: Was born in 1918 and raised as a Chinese
		Nyonya, 89, had died on Thursday but the state religious affairs department obtained an order to postpone her burial until the case was heard yesterday.
		Born in 1918, Nyonya was raised by her Malay grandmother who married a Chinese convert, raised as a Chinese and continued to live as one after marrying Chiang, who did not convert to Islam.
	www.thestar.com.my /news/story.asp?file=/2006/1/24/nation/13197630&sec=nation (643 words)

	Penang Dining & Restaurants : Nyonya, Hawker Food
		The island’s main claim to fame is their Nyonya flavouring in the local Chinese dishes.
		The result is the Peranakan culture, otherwise known as Nyonya.
		Malacca may be more famous for their Nyonya culture, but in terms of cooking, it is the Penang Nyonya style that has captured the hearts (and stomachs) of many Malaysians.
	www.penang.ws /penang-info/food.htm (723 words)

	Nyonya Recipes - Heritage Cuisine Of Asia
		The spirit of NYONYA cuisine is not just about food and cooking style, it is also about a way of life that flourished during the Straits settlements of the 18th and 19th centuries, and the remnants of which, is still found in Singapore and parts of Malaysia.
		Nyonya recipes evolved from the families known as Baba Chinese, Straits Chinese or Peranakan, which in the Malay language means 'born here'.
		Confined as it was to the domestic sphere of a small and elite social group, Nyonya food was not widely known and appreciated until after the independence of the Malay peninsula and the social changes that have occurred between Malaysia and Singapore that have made it so.
	www.asianrecipesonline.com /nyonya/baba_nyonya.php (754 words)

	Asian-Recipes - Nyonya Cooking, Cuisine , Delicacies and Recipes
		Nyonya cuisine, represents "authentic Malaysian cuisine" - a taste of Chinese with a dash of Malay herbs and Indian spices; cooking in the Malay-style but using a Chinese wok or an Indian curry pot".
		Nyonya cuisine is synonymous with sumptuous food by fastidious and meticulous cooks who take pride in the cooking.
		Commonly savoured as a sambal dish, the preserved shrimps are mixed with sliced chilies, shallots and lime juice and eaten with rice and fried fish.
	www.asian-recipes.com /nyonya/nyonya-delicacies.php (379 words)

	Malaysia - Nyonya Food
		Nyonya food, also referred to as Straits Chinese food or Lauk Embok Embok, is an interesting amalgamation of Chinese and Malay dishes thought to have originated from the Peranakan (Straits Chinese) of Malacca over 400 years ago.
		Nyonya housewives of the past would spend the better part of their lives in the kitchen, but they were fiercely proud of their unique cuisine, preferring nyonya food to any other type of food.
		The nyonya assam curry fish is cooked with assam jawa juice, shallots, garlic, lengkuas, buah keras, serai (lemon grass), buah kantan, daun kesom, chili boh, tumeric powder, belacan powder, chicken stock, and sugar.
	www.marimari.com /content/malaysia/food/nyonya/nyonya.html (545 words)

	Nyonya Food on MalaysianFood.net
		Nyonya food originating from the North of Malaysia - Penang, and Nyonya food originating from the South - Malacca and Singapore, have distinct differences.
		Nyonya cooking is not only about the blending of pungent roots but also the long marinating of meats and seafood before it is cooked.
		Nyonya food is in a unique gastronomic realm all of it's own - with specific and subtle nuances of tastes and flavors, quite undiscovered still in the international culinary world.
	www.malaysianfood.net /Nyonyafood.html (1691 words)

	Preserving Baba Nyonya Culture, Dialect Among Descendants :: Bernama.com
		Chan, 80, is worried that the community's socio-cultural heritage could be lost in the midst of rapid modernisation and use of its peculiar dialect dissipated due to the lack of practice among the younger generation.
		Chan's worries are not unfounded as the culture, traditions and language of the Baba Nyonya community began to erode since British colonisation in the 18th century.
		The Baba Nyonya Melaka Heritage Museum signifies Chan's aspiration to introduce the community to the world via the quaint house which was built in 1896 by his ancestors.
	www.bernama.com /bernama/v3/news_lite.php?id=211601 (1042 words)

	LPG - Nuts About Nyonya
		Nyonya food or also referred to as Lauk Embok Embok, is a very tasty product of inter-marriages between the Chinese and Malays over 400 years ago.
		The Nyonya cuisine is native to the states of Penang and Melaka, although over time many influences had taken over to uniquely distinguish the origin of its dishes.
		Nyonya cuisine has drawn inspiration from a lot of other cooking styles such as Malay; using spices like coriander and cumin, and Thai; with a preference for sour food, hot chillies, fragrant herbs and of course, the (in)famous belacan.
	www.mymesra.com.my /index.php?ch=lpg&pg=lpg_articles&ac=41 (319 words)

	Western Resistance: Malaysia: Muslim Court Allows Apostate To Be Buried As Buddhist
		This case, involving Nyonya Tahir (pictured above) comes on the heels of the scandal on December 28 where a Malaysian national hero, Manian Moorthy, who was a Hindu was declared in his last weeks of life by an Islamic court to be a Muslim, was buried Islamically, against the protests of his Hindu wife.
		When Nyonya married Chiang Meng, a Chinese, in 1936 she was already living by Chinese customs, and after marriage practiced Buddhism.
		Nyonya's identity card said she was a Muslim, and when she died the funeral was postponed by Islamic authorities, until the case was heard in court.
	www.westernresistance.com /blog/archives/001516.html (1163 words)

	MCA : In The News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In her declaration, certified by a Commissioner for Oaths in Malacca, Nyonya, who was born in 1918, said that since her mother’s death, she had been raised by her grandmother, who was a Malay married to a Chinese convert.
		Nyonya’s family today forwarded the documents to State MCA Government Advisory Bureau chief Datuk Lee Yuen Fong, who referred it to the national MCA Religious Bureau.
		It was reported today that Nyonya died at her Taman Indah house here at 4am on Thursday and that her burial according to Buddhist rites had been scheduled for tomorrow.
	www.mca.org.my /story.asp?file=/articles/news/2006/1/22/50421.html&sec=In+The+News (390 words)

	Nyonya: Nyonya Restaurant serves authentic Penang Malaysian Nyonya Food since 1974
		Nyonya cuisine is a blend of Chinese and Malay cooking originating from the intermarriages between the Straits Chinese and the Malays.
		The Baba and Nyonyas, as they were known, adopted a unique culture encompassing language, customs, food, lifestyle and fashion that were entirely their own.
		In fact, part of their greatest heritage is Nyonya Cuisine, in which the greatest emphasis was placed on the taste and combination of spices used.
	www.nyonya-restaurant.com (159 words)

	Tourism Penang (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Nyonya cooking is peculiar only to the Chinese of Penang, Malacca and Singapore.
		“Nyonya” is a word used to describe a Chinese lady who has adopted the Malay dressing and cooking while maintaining the Chinese culture.
		Much of Nyonya cooking is inspired by the rich spices of Malay cooking featuring local leaves and fruits for that extra flavour.
	www.tourismpenang.gov.my /page.cfm?name=lc03 (561 words)

	Official Site of The Writers' Publishing House Sdn Bhd - The Nyonya Kebaya
		One of these is the Nyonya kebaya, which she has been collecting for the past decade.
		From the way the kebaya blouses wrapped the bodies of their wearers to the stunning colours and embroidered designs, the Nyonya kebaya is not merely a dress, it is a work of art.
		Having been part of the Malay Peninsula's history since the 16th century, the Nyonyas and Babas of the Chinese Peranakan communities in Malacca, Penang and Singapore (formerly known as the Straits States) were true multiculturalists from the very beginning.
	www.writers.com.my /nyonyakebaya/nyonyakebaya.htm (487 words)

	Nyonya\|New York - Research New York Restaurants and read user reviews and information about Nyonya and Restaurants in ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		"wedged in between little italy and chinatown, nyonya is a standout for its homey malaysian dishes, textured walls of rock and wood, and the heavenly scents coming from its open kitchen...
		"nyonya serves a variety of foods including malaysian and seafood...
		"while not exactly pricey, nyonya is the most expensive malaysian restaurant in the city.
	www.openlist.com /restaurants-view-nyonya2.htm (405 words)

	Nyonya \| Restaurant Review \| New York City \| Frommers.com
		You won't find many Malaysian restaurants in New York, but one of the few, and also one of the best, is Chinatown's Nyonya.
		Coconut milk, curry, and chili pepper-laden dishes are staples of Malaysian cuisine and the norm at Nyonya.
		The Malaysian national dish, roti canai (an Indian pancake with a curry chicken dipping sauce), is outstanding.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/newyorkcity/D52920.html (288 words)

	\| DianasDesserts.comBubur Cha - Cha (Printed Version)
		Nyonya are the descendents of Chinese-Malay marriages, the male being known as Baba and the female as Nyonya, pronounced nyoh-nyah and sometimes spelt Nonya.
		Nyonya cooking in the South have an Indonesian influence.
		Nyonya food in the North, specifically Penang, has a preference for tangy or sour food, using tamarind paste and green mangoes.
	www.dianasdesserts.com /index.cfm/fuseaction/recipes.recipeListing/filter/guests/recipeID/2074/layoutstyle/PRINT/Recipes.cfm (521 words)

	Gothamist: Camera in the Kitchen: Nyonya
		On Grand Street, Nyonya sits among the remnants of today's Little Italy; the restaurant's name refers to "the ladies" -- the women of Chinese-Malay marriages.
		Also known as Straits Chinese food or Lauk Embok Embok, the flavors of Nyonya mix Chinese and Malay components, deriving from grandmothers' recipes and the influence of Indonesian and Thai cuisine.
		Nyonya's extensive menu caters to the most discerning palates and Gothamist guesses you'd have to make fifty visits before trying all their offerings.
	www.gothamist.com /2006/10/13/camera_in_the_k_42.php (973 words)

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